AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE
BETWEEN
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
CLEVELAND AREA OFFICE
AND
POLARIS CAREER CENTER

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Polaris Career
Center recognize the value of establishing a collaborative relationship to foster safer and more
healthful American workplaces. OSHA and Polaris Career Center hereby form an Alliance to provide
construction and food service student's information, guidance, and access to training resources that
will help protect them in reducing and preventing exposure to construction hazards and addressing
teen worker safety issues. In developing this Alliance, OSHA and Polaris Career Center recognize
that OSHA's State Plan and Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national
effort.

OSHA and Polaris Career Center will work together to achieve the following training and education
goals:

Work to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for construction and food
service students who will potentially work in these respective career fields.

Deliver or arrange for the delivery of the OSHA 10 Hour Course and other construction and
restaurant safety courses.

Work to provide expertise to develop workplace safety and health curricula on teen worker safety.

OSHA and Polaris Career Center will work together to achieve the following
outreach and communication goals:

Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention of
workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such information
(e.g. print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and the Polaris Career
Center Web sites) to construction and food service industry students in the industry.

Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or Polaris Career Center conferences, local meetings, or other
events.

Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding
Polaris Career Center's best practices or effective approaches and publicize results through
outreach or by developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any
other applicable forum).

OSHA and Polaris Career Center will work together to achieve the following goals
related to promoting the national dialogue on workplace safety and health:

Raise others' awareness of and demonstrate their own commitment to workplace safety and health
whenever Polaris Career Center leaders address groups.

Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on student and
teen worker issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety
and health issues.

OSHA's Alliances provide parties an opportunity to participate in a voluntary
cooperative relationship with OSHA for purposes such as training and education, outreach and communication
and promoting a national dialogue on workplace safety and health. These Alliances have proved to be
valuable tools for both OSHA and its Alliance participants. By entering into an Alliance with a
party, OSHA is not endorsing any of that party's products or services; nor does the Agency enter
into an Alliance with the purpose of promoting a particular party's products or services.

An implementation team made up of representatives of both organizations will meet to develop a plan
of action, determine working procedures, and identify the roles and responsibilities of the
participants. Team members will include representatives of OSHA's Cleveland Area Office and the
Polaris Career Center.

This agreement will remain in effect for two years. Either signatory may terminate it for any reason
at any time, provided they give 30 days written notice. This agreement may be modified at any time
with the concurrence of both signatories.